Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-14

have never been whitewashed. There
are said to be quite five thousand
Gentiles in Salt Lake, and these, OF
course, look active and progressive,
as in ordinary live frontier cities. /
must say that l do not warm up to
the appearance of the ordinary Nor
mon. Without intending any unfair
ness of criticism, they have somber
and melancholy expression, and even
the children fail to show the buoy
ancy that ought to be an incident OF
their time of life. How any human
beings can consent to live in the
novels some of these Mormons inhablt
passes mortal ken. The whole wo Id,
however, may take lesson from Salt
Lake in one respect. Streams OF crys-
tai water run down both sides OF the
principal streets, and these latter are
all one hundred and thirty-two feet
wide.
Objects of great interest to the visi,,
tor are of course the Lion House and
the Beehive House, both OF which
we're the residences of Brigham
Young. The former takes its name
from lion which surmounts the en-
trance, and is signalized by an extra
ordinary number of dormer windows,
under which a porch formerly ran,
but which lately has been removed.
There is also what is called the Eagle
Gate. named from the effigy OF that
royal bird which sits on it with out
spread wings. All these houses are
enclosed by high 'dobie wall, which
absolutely shuts out all impertinent
curiosity.
Many persons have forgotten that
Brigham Young had nineteen wives,
who bore him forty-st ven children,
sixteen BOYS and thirty-one girls. lie
was an OLD lronside Oh a man, anu mo
progeny n naNe ,;s;t 70 Camn DongIas
ao3q 1.;.,a U SEQ go rasorvat;on and gar
va ohi.ou " ah;oh 10 we'll Kent and
flson poay "noxooI1ort v;ew NAV he
n ,iHni " Of tbe c;tvl 7 saw four,r
eo.''ine, ;idron ~ the old prophet
ne IT, s, ,'ara q rosv and healthy set and
~ MY iI - IN ib;s TAXING after their
az o Thav we're tbe children
s y nua ~ p,igham,s SONS who is a
l; IL 3nn in the limited States army.
a ,,od. o,srtsred at Camn Douelas. In
tha Litter Years Of his life. the old man
haoama cven more uxorious than
,.uai naat cansewav leads over
frorn tho lion House to a downright
n,lace which BRIGHAM built for
ttmsI;s who was dubbed the .sPrin-
coos y II ia now called the Gardo
Ho,,so and ia owned nv the Mormon
Chrrcb Tho pronhet loft some sons
Nth GOOD stuff in them .John l..
Yonpe be;no an energetic business
man an entarnris;no railroad builder
and a c;t;zen very much esteemed.
TuT Ios .wcrIrs AND sAITI.KE RAIL
Inc ~ ,,
"Af-rhE MohhoN eoH'ii
During my stay IN Salt Lake City
had the pleasure OF long chat with
Judge Goodwin. the editor OF the Ira-
bune. 1t will be remembered that
this journal has been very energetic
in its advocacy OF the Salt Lake and
Los Angeles Railway. lie informed
me that survey is now being made
to settle upon the most feasible route
for this road and that the preliminary
work Will probably be competed
within a month. The parties IN inter-
est are supposed to be the ChIcago
and Northwestern, the Rock Island;
and the Chicago, burlington aud
Quincy. The complexion OF TINS road
would give Los Angeles another trans
continental railway, ana II could not
tan to add to the importance, popT,a-
non ana weaith OF ooth cues: Inc
?uoge thlnks lnat IL can Dc pun. WIN
IN elghleen nion.li S, /. wiz : .laNeise
region lnGait !. iieh h ta iiol Io an
coal anu II Mouiu ne a ap,l
10y at least Sky niinihs camps
whose output oi ore wouiu pe
SuIllclenC Oh ltSell 10 Hidke lDe enter